90Colin sat on the edge of his bed, his face buried down, trying not to look at Ariana who kept twirling her hair, biting her lower lips, winking at himShe could not read the roomAnd him not giving her the attention she wants should be able to hint herBut she was not getting itColin was trying his best to hold back his anger and frustrationWhy do people keep disturbing him even when he said he wanted to be alone?What in the world has he done to deserve this?"Baby, why are you not looking at me? Are you upset because I didn't call you last night?" Ariana whinedAs if,He never picks up her call even if she calls a hundred times.So why would be upset because she didn't call?He would rather be happy.But judging by her speaking tone, it seems she has not found out about him having lung cancer and getting ready to die in less than three yearsIf she knew that, wouldn't she have run back to her mom, whining and crying like a little kid who does not want to go to school.Would she
91Martin's went back home with his parents, his father kept scolding and yelling at him in the car so of course he knew what was waiting for him at homeHe gulped nervously as the car entered through the gate and parked where the other cars were parked"Follow me" his father orderedTrying not to tremble, he followed his father inside while his mother followedThe maids all gathered somewhere, peekingThey also saw the news and they knew their young master would be in big trouble"Dad, I am so..." Before Martin could complete his sentence, he felt a punch on his faceThat was Mr Luther's doing"Dad? I told him not to call me that when we are home" He scoffed while cracking his knuckles and messaging his arms"Honey, don't hit him too hard, we can't let the public suspect anything with a bruised face" Mrs Luther said with her thin voice"This guy is a big disgrace, after everything I have done for you....." Mr Luther punched him in the face again "You dare allow yourself to be caught
92It was night already and everyone was probably asleepExcept Colin.He kept tossing left and right on his bedThere was a lot wrong with himBut the main was the pain in his chestHe winced in pain as he stood up and used his drugsThe drugs were just pain relieversBut they do not seem to work sometimes.He sighed as he walked out of his room, straight downstairs to the kitchenHe could not eat dinner earlier with his father and Emerald, he is still scared and does not know what to say to his father.He prepared himself noodles and walked back to the dinning room to eat but after taking a bite, he could not eat the remainingNo big reasonHe suddenly felt full after eating just one bite, because he could not eat alone."Now that I think about it, I have a lot of problems" he sighed as he poured himself a cup of wineIf he cannot eat alone, he should at least be able to drink aloneA smile appeared on his face as he recalled how he and Marissa would always sneak out of their room i
93Marissa opened her eyes and could see she was still in Colin's roomShe turned to the other side of the bed and there was Colin still asleepA smile appeared on her face as she stared at his handsome and babyish faceShe couldn't wait for him to be awake so she can tease him about how he was going to resist her but ended up giving inIt was actually cute of him.She scoffed as she moved closer and locked their hands together, the movement woke Colin up"You are awake " She said, not ready to take her eyes off him"Yes" Colin smiled, staring back at herThere was silence for a minute, like all they just wanted was to spend the whole day looking at each other's faces without saying a word"Aren't you going to say something?" Colin broke the one minute silence "Well.... What should I say? Should I talk about how grateful I am for your room being soundproofed? You got me screaming""Naughty" Colin snickered "Why did you come here?""Isn't it obvious? Because I missed you""What if you
94Axel and Jenny, together with Jenny's parents all sat in the dining room eatingAxel had traveled to Islighton with Marissa but they departed as Marissa went to Colin's house and he made his way to Jenny's house.He had called Jenny and she had sent the address of her home to him, he was excited as hurriedly took a cab thinking she lives alone but to his disappointment, Jenny still lives with her parents.Mrs Rodman was the one who opened the door for him and he introduced himself as Jenny's friendSince then, she has been acting so nice and kind to himAs if he would bring good fortune or something."So your name is Axel? How old are you?" Mr Rodman l, Jenny's father started question"I am 26 years old" Axel replied with a nervous smileOf course he was nervousWhy in the world were they questioning him"He is handsome" Mrs Rodman grinned and served him more of the pasta they were eating "Do you have a girlfriend?""Why are you asking him that?" Jenny blinked"What's wrong with me
95"He told you to take something from me?" Marissa arched her brow wondering what property of Jackson Dream she has with her"And what should that be?" Axel asked, wrenching the words out of her mouth"A ledger" the man replied"A ledger?" Marissa was once again, perplexedAs far as she knows, she does not have any ledger in her possession"What ledger?" Colin pulled the hair of the man making him to wince in pain"I do not know""Really? If I can't make you speak then Jenny should be able to" Colin made signal to Jenny who started stretching herself again"I swear I do not know what ledger it is" the man started pleading "Please spare me, I only did what I was ordered to do"He glanced at Jenny who had a smirk on her faceJenny's punch was a hard one, no one would survive ten of itHe just wanted to get out of there without receiving any more threat"You work for us, how could you suddenly switch to the Jackson Dream side?" Axel scoffed in disbelief"I didn't do it because I wanted
96"Now I think you are much more better for me compared to colin" Ariana grinned"What?" Axel arched his brow "What are you saying?""What am I saying? I am saying you are much more handsome and well built, you look like a perfect husband material" She winkedAxel scoffed in disbelief, he looked around him to be sure if she was by any chance talking to someone elseHe didn't just get itWhy would she suddenly approach him and start saying something like that?.It seems she is giving up on Colin probably because of his illness but why in the world is her next target him?."Excuse me" he scratched the tip of his nose, thinking of how to place his next statement in a way that won't hurt anyone "Are you not engaged to Colin?""Of course I am" Ariana smirked "But very soon the engagement would be called off""Why?""Because I do not wish to get married to a person with a short lifespan."He was rightShe is dumping Colin because of his illness"Then how certain are you that I am not someo
97After using his drugs, Colin changed into his pijamas and turned off the lights in his room, ready to go bed when someone stormed inIt would be no other person than EmeraldHe sighed as he turned on the lights and folded his arms, giving her a 'What?' look."Where is Marissa?" She asked"I gave her a room to sleep, since someone I know won't let her go back home" Colin glared"Why would I let her go? You need her""I am fine on my own""Yes you are, but you are much more better with Marissa around" Emerald grinned "By the way, how was the movie?""Romeo and Juliet? Seriously Emerald? The whole world has probably seen the movie so why would you make us watch that again?""I am not sure, why did I make you guys watch that?" Emerald tapped her chin but sarcasm was obvious in her voice "Probably because you two seems like Romeo and Juliet to me""We are not like them" Colin scoffed in disbelief "in the end they both died""It doesn't matter""It does""How about you try giving yoursel